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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT CHICAGO WOLVES

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT CHICAGO WOLVES

Oct 17, 2026

Iowa Wild (3-1-0-1; 7 pts.) at Chicago Wolves (0-4-0-0; 0 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild travel to BMO Center to take on the Chicago Wolves on Saturday at 7 p.m. 

WATCH: AHLTV on FloHockey 

LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 43-60-9-4 (22-31-4-3 at Iowa, 21-29-5-1 at Chicago) 

Last Time: Chicago shut out Iowa by a 5-0 score at Casey’s Center on Apr. 1... Noah Philp scored twice for the Wolves... Evan Vierling added a goal and two assists for Chicago... Iowa outshot Chicago 30-25... Both teams finished 0-for-2 on the power play 

2025-26: Iowa finished 5-4-0-1 against Chicago in 2025-26... Dylan Gambrell (3-3=6) and Nicolas Aubé-Kubel (2-4=6) led Wild skaters in points against the Wolves... Riley Mercer went 2-0-0 with a 0.48 GAA and a 0.979 SV% against Chicago... William Rousseau finished 1-1-1 with a 2.40 GAA and a 0.913 SV% 

TEAM NOTES 

SCORING FIRST: The Wild scored the first goal in Friday’s game at Rockford... Iowa had allowed the first goal in each of the first four games... The Wild went 19-9-1-2 when scoring first in 2025-26 

SHOT COUNT: Iowa was outshot by Rockford (28-18) for the first time this season... The Wild have outshot opponents 146-118 

SPECIAL TEAMS STALEMATE: Iowa’s power play is scoreless in the last 17 opportunities... The Wild last scored with the man advantage on Oct. 3 at Texas (Riley Heidt, P3/12:11)... Iowa’s penalty kill did not allow a goal in five chances against on Friday 

PLAY BY PERIOD: Iowa has scored in the first and second period in consecutive games... Friday’s game marked the first time this season the Wild did not allow a third period goal 

ROUSSEAU’S SHUTOUT 

  • William Rousseau was selected as the first star of Friday’s game following his 28-save shutout against Rockford 

  • Rousseau had played 17 AHL games without recording a shutout 

  • The Trois-Rivières, Quebec native posted one shutout with the Iowa Heartlanders in 2025-26 and two in 2024-25 

  • Rousseau held opponents scoreless eight times with Rouyn-Noranda in 2023-24 and shut out opponents 15 times in 137 QMJHL games 

SHOT STATS 

  • Iowa ranks 17th in the AHL in shots per game (29.40) 

  • Chicago ranks 24th in shots (27.25) 

  • The Wild have allowed the second fewest shots per game (23.80) 

  • The Wolves rank 22nd in shots allowed (30.50) 

For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, visit www.iowawild.com. Fans can purchase single-game tickets through the team’s website at www.iowawild.com. Group tickets (10 or more), suites, Wild 365 memberships or premium tickets can be purchased by contacting the Iowa Wild Ticket Department at 515-564-8700 or tickets@iowawild.com. Season tickets for 2026-27 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365. 

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